A major new study has found that women exposed to certain chemicals go through menopause up to four years early.
Researchers at Washington University in St. Louis surveyed 31,575 women from 1999 to 2008. They tested their blood and urine for the presence of specific industrial chemicals.
Scientists found women with higher levels of the chemicals began menopause two to four years earlier than those with low levels.… Read More
Big Pharma spends millions advertising its heartburn drugs, urging people to pop them like candy. But a new landmark study in Germany shows that popular acid reflux pills may be associated with dementia.1
Researchers studied a class of drugs known as PPIs, or protein pump inhibitors. Brands include Prevacid, Nexium, and Prilosec.2
They examined the medical records of 73,000 elderly patients.… Read More
Nicotine is harder to kick than heroin.1 That’s why many smokers just can’t quit.
They try the patch, the gum, drugs like Chantix, hypnotism, cold turkey… You name it. They know full well that cigarettes cause cancer and lung disease. But no matter how hard they fight, nicotine wins.
If you’re hopelessly addicted to cigarettes, researchers may have found a way to save your lungs.… Read More
Donald Trump’s hair is almost as famous as he is. Newscasters comment on it. Political opponents attack it. Late night comedians have made a cottage industry milking his bizarre comb over for laughs.
One thing is for sure… The tycoon’s hair isn’t healthy.
No matter how much he combs it over, he can’t hide the fact that his hair is thin, brittle, and stringy.… Read More
One of the most disgusting human parasites has genetically mutated to beat the stuff we use to kill it.
That’s the awful news from scientists at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Researchers there collected 109 lice samples…104 of them had the “super-lice” gene mutation.1
And it gets worse.
They found the new strain in 25 states across the South, West, and Northeast.… Read More
Just when you thought Big Pharma couldn’t sink any lower…
They’ve figured out a shameless way to make $3 billion extra a year off the backs of cancer victims.1
Here’s how it works… The drug companies distribute their products in vials containing way more medication than patients can use. The excess is thrown out. But patients or their insurance companies are still stuck with the bill for the extra.… Read More